News about Regulation

While Europe is debating whether to tighten the access of minors to social networks, major IT companies are proposing to shift the main responsibility to app stores. This refers primarily to Apple and Google, which control the majority of the global market of mobile platforms, Logos Press reports.

Businesses in Moldova will be able to avoid having their accounts blocked due to tax debts if the debt was caused by the state. Such a norm will come into force if the parliament adopts a new law on supporting entrepreneurial activity, Logos Press reported.

A new law is being prepared in Moldova, which should change the rules for concluding and executing distance contracts on consumer financial services. One of the key innovations of the project is the guaranteed right to cancel the contract online, without paper applications, phone calls and office visits, Logos Press reports.

The results of laboratory tests indicate that the cause of dermatosis outbreaks in cattle in the French region of Hexagon (six provinces) is grain crops from Ukraine, Logos Press reports.

Moldova needs about 20 billion euros until 2030 for rehabilitation and development of road infrastructure. This amount exceeds the entire state budget many times over, Logos Press reported.

Councillors did not support the idea of holding a referendum on the resignation of the mayor of Balti municipality, Aleksandar Petkov. It did not get the necessary number of votes, Logos Press reported.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) needs fundamental reform due to inefficiency, violation of international trade rules and inability to fulfill its role. World leaders are in solidarity with this, Logos Press reports.

The Moldovan authorities are intensifying their policy to promote cashless payments among the population and businesses. The National Strategy for Financial Inclusion is currently being developed: the document envisages the creation of a sustainable and trustworthy financial ecosystem in the next five years, Logos Press reports.

The Moldovan police continues to modernize its vehicle fleet. The vehicles will be equipped with modern GPS systems that will allow monitoring the movement and driving style of drivers in real time, Logos Press reported.

More than a million Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube accounts belonging to Australians under the age of 16 have been deactivated since the national ban came into effect. The figure was markedly higher than the authorities had expected. The social networks face fines of up to 49.5 million Australian dollars ($32 million) for violating the law.

Moldova is canceling the 1990 Soviet norm that regulated the translation of clocks on the territory of the former Moldavian SSR and officially introduces UTC+2 time on a permanent basis, Logos Press reports.

Various specialized studies estimate that up to 30-40% of students and high school students in developed countries have used artificial intelligence at least once in preparing assignments, according to Logos Press.

India AI Impact Summit 2026 concluded in New Delhi, with 86 nations and two international organizations signing a joint declaration on the development and regulation of artificial intelligence, according to Logos Press.

This year, 1.82 billion lei will be allocated from the state budget to the Road Fund for the maintenance and repair of 5,993 km of national roads and their engineering structures. The program for the allocation of funds will be approved at a cabinet meeting on February 25, Logos Press reported.

The European Parliament’s IT security service has concluded that cybersecurity and data protection cannot be fully guaranteed on devices with integrated artificial intelligence features, Logos Press reports.

Tallinn is considering the possibility of confiscating Russian assets in favor of Ukraine if Moscow refuses to make compensation payments to Kiev, Logos Press reported.

US President Donald Trump said at the first meeting of the Peace Council that nothing is more important than peace and described how Armenia and Azerbaijan have achieved peace, Logos Press reported.

The Ministry of Education and Research has finalized the public procurement procedure for services to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying in schools and high schools, Logos Press reported.

The judicial year 2026 of the Constitutional Court was officially opened during a ceremony presenting the results of the institution’s activity and priorities for the coming period. The central message of the event was voiced by the Chairperson of the Commission for Law, Appointments and Immunities, Veronika Roška, who stated that “the Judicial Year 2026 begins under the sign of strengthening the rule of law”, Logos Press reported.

Crypto-assets of the population are not protected, as their circulation in Moldova is not regulated, and all offers of profitable investments, coming allegedly from the National Bank or other state institution, are false, reports Logos Press.